diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp
index 07a6c40144..0b2a7e3cb7 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp
@@ -274,6 +274,10 @@ static void Break(u64 reason, u64 info1, u64 info2) {
 
 /// Used to output a message on a debug hardware unit - does nothing on a retail unit
 static void OutputDebugString(VAddr address, u64 len) {
+    if (len == 0) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     std::string str(len, '\0');
     Memory::ReadBlock(address, str.data(), str.size());
     LOG_DEBUG(Debug_Emulated, "{}", str);